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Fear should not be a reason to abandon all hope. Instead, face fear and allow it to be a positive motivation in your life. Proclaim victory over the 'How can I' and declare 'when can I'. After all, you only live once. ↗

— Gregory E. Sapp

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Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don'tgive up. ↗

— Anne Lamott

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Our shortcomings drive us, motivate us – to work harder or realize another purpose/talent. ↗

— Aaron B. Powell

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Most people who decide to grow personally find their first mentors in the pages of books. ↗

— John C. Maxwell

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But, gee," the other nurse says, "what on earth would MAKE a man want to do something like disrupt the ward for, Miss Ratched? What possible motive...?" "You seem to forget, MISS Flinn, that this is an institution for the insane. ↗

— Ken Kesey

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Everybody wants to be a bodybuilder, but nobody wants to lift no heavy-ass weights. ↗

— Ronnie Coleman

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I was going to buy a copy of The Power of Positive Thinking, and then I thought: What the hell good would that do? ↗

— Ronnie Shanks

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You have come nearer to mastering a good many aspects of cooking than anyone except a handful of great chefs, and some day it will pay off. I know it will. You will just have to go on working, and teaching, and getting around, and spreading the gospel until it does. (Avis DeVoto to Julia Child) ↗

— Joan Reardon

#determination #motivation #motivational

It did not seem as if a prop were withdrawn, but rather as if a motive were gone: it was not the power to be tranquil which had failed me, but the reason for tranquility was no more. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

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Some writers, notably Anton Chekov, argue that all characters must be admirable, because once we've looked at anyone deeply enough and understood their motivation we must identify with them rather than judge them. ↗

— Scarlett Thomas

#heroes #villains #writing #motivational